Czech Customs Management
Obsah stránky
brig. gen. Mgr. Bc. Pavel Kotraba
general director of the General Directorate of Customs
Born: 1970
Education:- Metropolitan University Prague, o.p.s., European Studies and Public Administration
Practice:
Customs officer since 1994
- 1994 – clerk, head of department, head of department, deputy director of department, department 31- Detection of organized crime, Customs Directorate Pilsen
- 2012 – head of branch office of department 31 – Investigation, General Directorate of Customs
- 2013 – head of separate department 050 – Internal Affairs, General Directorate of Customs
- 2016 – director of department 10 – Office of the General Director, General Directorate of Customs
- 2017 – director of department 50 – Internal Affairs, General Directorate of Customs
- 2019 – 1st Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Customs
- 2022 – Deputy Director General and Director of Section 03 – Investigation, General Directorate of Customs
- 2025 – Deputy Director General for Human Resources and Innovation, Prison Service - General Directorate Prague
- 2026 – Director General, General Directorate of Customs
Interests: sport, culture
plk. Mgr. Jan Václavíček
1st deputy general director of the GŘC
Born: 1966
Education:
• Criminal Law Bc.
• Human Resources Management, Andragogy Mgr.
Practice:
- 1987 – clerk, Prague Ruzyně Airport Customs Office + RBPP
- 1995 – head of the service performance department, Prague Ruzyně Airport Customs Office • 1997 – head of the internal control and complaints department, Prague Customs Directorate
- 1998 – head of the control and supervision department, Prague Customs Directorate
- 2003 – head of the independent analysis and integrated controls department, General Directorate of Customs
- 2006 – director of the customs office, Prague 1 Customs Office
- 2013 – 1st deputy director of the customs office, Central Bohemian Region Customs Office
- 2019 – director of the customs office, Central Bohemian Region Customs Office
- 2025 – deputy director of Department 31 of the search service and head of the coordination and search methodology department, General Directorate of Customs
- 2026 – 1st deputy director general, General Directorate cel
Interests: hiking, traveling, gardening
plk. Mgr. Jiří Trousil
Deputy GDC and Director of International Affairs and Public Relations
Born: 1962
Education:
- Charles University, Faculty of Law
Practice:
Customs officer since 1985
- 1985 – Customs officer, Ruzyně Customs
- 1994 – Director of the Anti-Smuggling Department, General Directorate of Customs
- 1997 – Deputy Director of the Anti-Smuggling Department, General Directorate of Customs
- 2005 – Deputy Director of the Investigation Department and Head of the National Coordination Unit, General Directorate of Customs
- 2017 – Deputy Director of the International and Public Relations Department
- 2018 – Deputy Director General and Director of the International and Public Relations Department
Interests: history, tourism, sport - volleyball, athletics, football
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